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Harav Yitzchak Aharon Itinga of Lvov, zt”l, mechaber of She’eilos U’Teshuvos Mahariya Halevi - Harav Yitzchak Aharon Itinga of Lvov, zt”l, mechaber of She’eilos U’Teshuvos Mahariya Halevi Harav Yitzchak Aharon Halevi Itinga was the son of Harav Mordechai Ze’ev, mechaber of Mefarshei Hayam and other sefarim. He was born on 11 Sivan 5587/1827 in Lvov (Lemberg). At the age of 13 he received an unheard-of honor: to deliver a drashah in the main shul of Lvov. All who attended were astounded by the young bachur’s memory, and spellbound by his command of the entire Torah. A few days later his uncle, Harav Tzvi Hirsh Orenstein, the Rav of the city, wrote him a letter noting his grasp of halachah and enclosing a semichah. Reb Yitzchak Aharon was known for his exemplary middos, especially his humility. He became Rav of Premislau, but after the petirah of Harav Tzvi Hirsh Orenstein, Rav of Lvov, Reb Yitzchak Aharon was chosen to be his successor. As the head of the most prestigious community in the area, Reb Yitzchak Aharon also held the position of Nasi of Eretz Yisrael, and was responsible for the collection and distribution of all tzedakah funds earmarked for the poor of the Holy Land. Reb Yitzchak Aharon received halachic queries from far and wide; they were compiled as She’eilos U’Teshuvos Mahariya Halevi. He was niftar on 7 Shevat 5651/1891 at the age of 64